Medicago sativa Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5387

Medicago sativa L.

Alfalfa

2020 Bob Sweatt

2005 Louis-M. Landry

2003 Michael Charters

2020 Bob Sweatt

2003 Michael Charters

2011 Jean Pawek

Medicago sativa, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California.

Pests and Pathogens from Calinvasives


	Plant Range Observation Search (536 records) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Medicago
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. falcata ... ssp. sativa

Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Medicago sativa ssp. falcata
ICPN	Medicago sativa ssp. sativa

More information about Medicago sativa


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MESA) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/16/2021).